Interview: Getting Your Staff Trained and Certified With the Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Customers have never been more knowledgeable — or more curious — about wine and spirits. A well-versed staff is a must.
Enter the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Founded in 1969, this UK-based organization has grown into the largest...
These Imported Craft Vodkas Are Hot in America
The majority of vodka category growth in 2014 was in the imported segment and smaller, boutique brands. These brands are providing retailers and consumers alike the opportunity to hunt for the next hot new vodka.
Sifting...
7 Classy Cocktails for Saint Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick's Day is a week away. For any mixology minded customers planning to makes classy cocktails for their St. Paddy's party, here are seven drink recipes that can help everyone feel the luck o' the Irish:
Emerald Old...
Interview: Yellow Rose Distilling and Texas’ Budding Whiskey Industry
Texas whiskey is a surprisingly new thing. While one might think that brown spirits and Texas pair together naturally, it's actually rather difficult to distill whiskey in the Lone Star State.
Take Yellow Rose Distilling. The first legal whiskey...
Sazerac Completes Purchases of Southern Comfort, Tuaca
The Sazerac Company has completed its purchase of the Southern Comfort brand of whisky liqueurs.
The company hails the purchase as a "long-time staple of New Orleans . . . finally coming back to its roots," according to a press release....
Jim Clerkin Elected Chair of DISCUS
The Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) has elected a new Chair.
at its annual members meeting on February 25, 2016, DISCUS chose Moët Hennessy North America CEO Jim Clerkin as Chair of the national trade association, which represents the...
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA: A Strangely Effective Place to Grow Burgundy
A winemaking rarity exists about 100 miles south of San Francisco. Along coastal Monterey highlands, which can reach 1,200 feet in altitude, grow Burgundian varietals in a sunny, cool climate.
The weather is that diverse...
E. & J. Gallo Winery Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights For Renato Ratti
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it received exclusive rights to distribute Italy's Renato Ratti wines in the United States.
This deal beginning immediately.
Renato Ratti will join Allegrini, Poggio al Tesoro and Pieropan in Gallo's Luxury Wine...
Interview: How The Macallan Markets to Millennials
What do Millennials know about scotch?
Probably that their dad and grandfather drink it. But do they know the difference between a single malt and a blend? Islay versus a Speyside? Are all scotches smoky?...
Tasting: 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is a Vintage to Remember
The 2010 vintage was special for many Italian varietals. Perfect weather for wine growing helped along vineyards at every step of the harvest.
No surprise, then, that this year yielded an especially high quality of Brunello di...
